![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | DM-2 Chilling How do you chill down 1.4 million pounds of solid rocket fuel in the hot Utah desert? Lots of air conditioning! Learn how ATK chilled down DM-2, the second Ares first stage development motor in advance of the August 31 static test. DM-2 is a "cold motor" test with the mean motor temperature at 40 degrees for the two-minute test. Keywords: Where -- Utah; MSFC; NASA; DM-2; Rocket Downloads: 24 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 'Focus on Marshall' in Utah for Historic Motor Test A legacy of smoke and fire is celebrated in the May episode of "Focus on Marshall." The "Focus on Marshall" team traveled to Promontory, Utah, for the final ground test of a space shuttle solid rocket motor in February. The test was conducted to ensure the safe fly-out of the remaining space shuttle missions. A total of 43 design objectives were measured through 258 instrument channels during the two-minute static firing... Keywords: Where -- Utah; motor test; space shuttle; promontory; utah; nasa; focus on marshall Downloads: 24 |  |
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